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Vizjak points to green transition in address to UN Environment Assembly
Nairobi/Ljubljana – Slovenian Environment Minister Andrej Vizjak highlighted the role and potential of green investment as he addressed in a video call a virtual session of the UN Environment Assembly, which started in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Monday.
Anti-racism protest signs, murals destined for U.S. Smithsonian
Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters, flowers, paintings and photos in honor of black men, women and children who have lost their lives at the hands of police.
Turkey distributes aid in Kenya’s capital
Dozens of vulnerable families from a slum area in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on May 9 received food and non-food assistance from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).
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Oxfam: Half a billion people could sink into poverty from coronavirus crisis
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday.
Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on April 9.
13-year-old shot dead; Kenyan police enforcing curfew blamed
The bullet struck the 13-year-old as he stood on the balcony of his family's home with his siblings. Below, police officers moved through the crowded neighborhood, enforcing Kenya's new coronavirus curfew.
Russian media: Turkish military forces strike Russian aircrafts
"The Syrian army is literally being rescued by aviation - both by their own and Russian aviation. The Syrian Air Force and Russian Air Force planes stop militants day in, day out," Middle East correspondent Evgeny Poddubny said.
According to him, Turkish forces and militants are actively using air defense systems. Russian and Syrian aviation use heat baits for fire protection.
Turkey training Kenya police to fight crime, terrorism
Turkey's state aid agency kicked off a training program for Kenyan police on Feb. 24 in a bid to modernize and improve Kenya's law enforcement agencies.
The training by the Turkish police started in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, with the coordination of the Directorate General of Security and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).
Turkey, Kenya set to ink new cooperation agreements in March
Turkey and Kenya are set to sign new cooperation agreements aimed to avoid double taxation and improve cooperation in the field of agriculture next month, said the Turkish envoy in Nairobi.
"Once these agreements are concluded, we hope they will help further boost our trade and economic cooperation," Ahmet Cemil Miroğlu said in an interview with Anadolu Agency.
Richest 2,000 people own more than 4.6 bln combined
The world's richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Jan. 20.